diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/packages/cudnn_samples.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/packages/cudnn_samples.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ff4e743c0eb6
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+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/packages/cudnn_samples.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{
+  buildRedist,
+  cmake,
+  cuda_cudart,
+  cuda_nvcc,
+  cudnn,
+  lib,
+}:
+buildRedist (finalAttrs: {
+  redistName = "cudnn";
+  pname = "cudnn_samples";
+
+  outputs = [ "out" ];
+
+  allowFHSReferences = true;
+
+  # Sources are nested in a directory with the same name as the package
+  setSourceRoot = "sourceRoot=$(echo */src/cudnn_samples_v${lib.versions.major finalAttrs.version}/)";
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    cuda_nvcc
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    cuda_cudart
+    cudnn
+  ];
+
+  brokenAssertions = [
+    {
+      message = "FreeImage is required as a subdirectory and @connorbaker has not yet patched the build to find it";
+      assertion = false;
+    }
+  ];
+})